tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post6283255473110945121..comments2024-03-27T14:20:05.905-04:00Comments on Montclair SocioBlog: Frisks and RisksJay Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-39578342552995698512010-05-18T12:01:29.245-04:002010-05-18T12:01:29.245-04:00It's a shame the Times article pushed the raci...It's a shame the Times article pushed the racial-disparity angle. That seems to me to be the lesser story since the rate correlates with violent crime rates.<br /><br />The real question is does the policy work--do stop and frisks prevent or lower crime. We really do not know. <br /><br />It's hard to imagine that 500,000 frisks do not have some deterrent effect on criminals' willingness to carrying weapons. But indeed, it's pretty clear doubling the number of frisks has not had much impact on crime. <br /><br />And there is indeed a negative impact in conducting hundreds of thousands of stop and frisks on innocent people. That is what needs to be debated. Given all the frisks and the size of the city, you'd think it would be pretty to set up an experiment in two precincts...PCMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647097472236933108noreply@blogger.com